Helicobacter pylori Infection and Complications of Cirrhosis.

Authors

Shefali Amin, Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital-Tower Health, West Reading, PA, USAFollow
Biraj Shrestha
Ameya Deshmukh
Manish Shrestha, Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital-Tower Health, West Reading, PA, USAFollow
Parth Desai, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tower Health Medical Group, Reading, USAFollow
John Altomare, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tower Health Medical Group, Reading, USAFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-18-2024

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

METHODS: The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database, a part of the Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project, was utilized for this study. Inpatient data from the years 2016 through 2019 were extracted for patients with a primary discharge diagnosis of cirrhosis and a concurrent diagnosis of

RESULTS: Over the years 2016 to 2019, 416,410 patients received a primary discharge diagnosis of cirrhosis. Among them, 990 patients (0.2%) had a secondary diagnosis of

CONCLUSION: While patients in this study were diagnosed with both

Publication Title

Cureus

Volume

16

Issue

2

First Page

54419

Last Page

54419

Recommended Citation

Amin, S., Shrestha, B., Deshmukh, A., Shrestha, M., Desai, P., & Altomare, J. (2024). Helicobacter pylori Infection and Complications of Cirrhosis.. Cureus, 16 (2), 54419-54419. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.54419